and how

and how

English

WOTD – 3 January 2012

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈænd ˈhaʊ/

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Phrase

and how

1. (idiomatic) Used to strongly confirm the preceding utterance.

   Did it create a disruption? And how!

   It created a disruption, and how.

   • 2011 December 10, David Ornstein, “Arsenal 1 - 0 Everton”, in BBC Sport‎:

     However, just as Wenger was preparing to introduce Andrey Arshavin and Tomas Rosicky, Van Persie struck - and how.

Translations

strong confirmation of preceding

Dutch: en hoe! Finnish: ja millä tavalla French: et comment (fr), (colloquial) un peu mon neveu (fr), (formal) assurément (fr) German: und wie! Icelandic: svo sannarlega, svo sannarlega Italian: eccome!

Navajo: jó tʼáá aaníí Portuguese: e como Russian: ещё как (ješčó kak) Spanish: ¡y cómo!, ¡y tanto! Turkish: hem de nasıl! Ukrainian: ще й як (šče j jak)

See also

• and then some
• but good
• to say the least